Why is Halloween on October 30 th?

Answer 1

Halloween is celebrated on October 31st because that is the day the Celts (the people whose holiday Samhain the holiday Halloween originated from) believed that the boundaries from the dead and the undead was the thinnest and when the spirits could come into the living world.

Halloween is a shortened version of All Hallows Eve, i.e., the evening before All Hallows Day (or All Saints Day), which is always November 1.

The Celtic festival known as Samhain was a celebration of the ending of the light half of the year and the beginning of the dark half, the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter.

All Hallows Eve was originally created on the 31st of October to mock the Catholics. Samhain is just one of the myriad of ancient harvest festivals that are abundant throughout Europe each of which contribute to the ambiance of the local Halloween celebration. However Halloween was originally created independently from them all.

Answer 2

Halloween is actually on October 31st. This is because in medieval times, people believed religiously that Halloween was a night where demons and evil spirits came out, to be followed the next day by All Saints Day. Seeing as All Saints Day is November 1, Halloween is October 31st.

Answer 3

Halloween takes its name from The Eve of All Hallows' Day- the Christian feastday of All Saints is on November 1st.

Properly spelled, it is Hallowe'en - a shortening of All Hallows' day evening.... the evening before All Hallows.

Hallowed means "honoured as holy".

Answer 4

Halloween is celebrated on October 31st because that is the day the Celts (the people whose holiday Samhain the holiday Halloween originated from) believed that the boundaries from the dead and the undead was the thinnest and when the spirits could come into the living world.

Halloween is a shortened version of All Hallows Eve, i.e., the evening before All Hallows Day (or All Saints Day), which is always November 1.

The Celtic festival known as Samhain was a celebration of the ending of the light half of the year and the beginning of the dark half, the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter.

All Hallows Eve was originally created on the 31st of October to mock the Catholics. Samhain is just one of the myriad of ancient harvest festivals that are abundant throughout Europe each of which contribute to the ambiance of the local Halloween celebration. However Halloween was originally created independently from them all.

Answer 5

The een end of Halloween is short for evening i.e. e'en and

is the evening (31st October) before All Hallows Day which

is 1st November. So Halloween is the eve before All Hallows.

Answer 6

November 1 is a Holy day called All Hallows or All Saints. The 31st of October is the eve of that. It is known as All Hallows Evening, which is shortened to Halloween.

Answer 7

Halloween is taken from the ancient Celts. On October 31 the Celts would have their festival of sahmain lord of the dead. Most of Halloween comes from the Celts.

Answer 8

That is just what day it is decided on. Halloween is traditionally celebrated on October 31st. There may not always be reasons behind dates.